Tag: mathematics

April 12, 2018 at 2:18 pm

F1 Racing Lines Explained

F1 Racing Lines Explained

Why the shortest path through a turn isn’t the fastest way around a track

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February 24, 2018 at 2:05 pm

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

‘Powers of Ten’ (1977) is an award winning film that takes you on an adventure in magnitudes

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February 22, 2018 at 12:49 pm

The Hidden Way Stairs Shape Your Life

The Hidden Way Stairs Shape Your Life

Stairs don’t just get you from point A to point B. They shape your movement — and your feelings

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February 20, 2018 at 5:56 pm

37 Incredible Modular Origami Works by Ekaterina Lukasheva

37 Incredible Modular Origami Works by Ekaterina Lukasheva

Who needs glue when you can fold paper like this

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January 24, 2018 at 1:54 pm

Can You Solve the Dark Coin Riddle?

Can You Solve the Dark Coin Riddle?

TED-Ed is back with a fun, new riddle

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January 12, 2018 at 10:44 pm

‘Cantina Theme’ Played by a Pencil and a Woman with Too Much Time on Her Hands

'Cantina Theme' Played by a Pencil and a Woman with Too Much Time on Her Hands

What Star Wars’ “Cantina Theme” would sound like if your instrument was a pencil

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November 27, 2017 at 2:49 pm

Renaissance Portraits Made From Single Thread on Circular Loom

Renaissance Portraits Made From Single Thread on Circular Loom

Petro Vrellis wraps a single, 1-2 km long thread, 3000-4000 times across a 200-peg loom

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November 8, 2017 at 5:10 pm

Unravelling Ropes Into Fractal-Like Patterns (10 Photos)

Unravelling Ropes Into Fractal-Like Patterns (10 Photos)

Janaina Mello Landini unravels ropes into patterns that evoke tree roots, river basins and lightning strikes

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November 7, 2017 at 3:40 pm

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

At Cloudflare HQ there’s a wall of lava lamps that keeps a good bit of the internet secure, here’s how

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July 18, 2017 at 2:13 pm

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

Boom. A mind is blown

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